Still Life: Helen Schettini

Hel Yes!

Backcountry rider Helen Schettini is beginning to cast a serious shadow in snowboarding circles with her bold demeanor and hard-earned respect. Here's a look back at her year.

Backcountry rider Helen Schettini is beginning to cast a serious shadow in snowboarding circles with her bold demeanor and hard-earned respect. Here's a look back at her year.

Ashley Barker

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Full speed ahead

"I used to go for bike rides with Helen and she would always be pedaling way ahead of me.
"'Chill out, can't you just cruise for a second?' I'd say.'Don't you want to keep the momentum going?!' was her response. That's Helen -- with everything: Full speed ahead." -- Whistler legend Rube Goldberg

"I used to go for bike rides with Helen and she would always be pedaling way ahead of me.

"'Chill out, can't you just cruise for a second?' I'd say.'Don't you want to keep the momentum going?!' was her response. That's Helen -- with everything: Full speed ahead." -- Whistler legend Rube Goldberg

Ashley Barker

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Whistler while you work

Making the most out of tricky terrain in tight trees is a big part of the backcountry equation in B.C.

Making the most out of tricky terrain in tight trees is a big part of the backcountry equation in B.C.

Serfas/Adidas

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All Day I Dream About...

Joining the adidas team means she'll be trading lines and airs with the likes of Eric Jackson. Schettini could probably even grow a beard like E-Jack's if she put her mind to it but we're really hoping she doesn't.

Joining the adidas team means she'll be trading lines and airs with the likes of Eric Jackson. Schettini could probably even grow a beard like E-Jack's if she put her mind to it but we're really hoping she doesn't.

Ashley Barker

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Slash and burn

Schettini reaps the rewards of a gajillion Whistler pow days with some very fast boys and gets this line all to herself.

Schettini reaps the rewards of a gajillion Whistler pow days with some very fast boys and gets this line all to herself.

Ashley Barker

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Slough management

"I loveto shoot with her as much as I love being her friend because she is open-minded enough to try everything hard. Even more so, she'sstubborn enoughto not give up or let anything/onebreak her stride." -- Photographer, Ashley Barker

"I loveto shoot with her as much as I love being her friend because she is open-minded enough to try everything hard. Even more so, she'sstubborn enoughto not give up or let anything/onebreak her stride." -- Photographer, Ashley Barker

Ashley Barker

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Pillow fight

This Banff pillow line needs some serious fluffing up still, but Schettini's not scared.

This Banff pillow line needs some serious fluffing up still, but Schettini's not scared.

Chad Chomlack/NOW

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Methodology

Helen Schettini's success has been 100 percent earned. Some might even call it "methodical," but that would be corny ... Schettini in Valle Nevado, Chile.

Helen Schettini's success has been 100 percent earned. Some might even call it "methodical," but that would be corny ... Schettini in Valle Nevado, Chile.

Ashley Barker

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Goals and goalposts

"Helen rips on a board, on a sled, at life, evenat the gym. You only wish you could see her bod; this babegives it 110 percent on a daily basis." -- Photographer, Ashley Barker

"Helen rips on a board, on a sled, at life, evenat the gym. You only wish you could see her bod; this babegives it 110 percent on a daily basis." -- Photographer, Ashley Barker

Ashley Barker

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Backyard party

Do the terrain options in your backyard include features like this? No? Maybe you should move to Whistler.

Do the terrain options in your backyard include features like this? No? Maybe you should move to Whistler.